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Thursday, November 1, 2012

A Mad Tea-Party

With all of my Gala Gown preparation, I did not find the
time to make myself a new Halloween costume this year.
But I do have a closet that contains a few costume options . . .

I decided to dress up as Alice (the Disney version).

I made the dress about
ten years ago and have not worn it since, so it was high time for a
Halloween tea party!

I did not have my little guy back when I made the costume,
so I spent Monday evening making him a suitable outfit. I originally thought it would be fun to dress
a dog as the Cheshire Cat, but did not have the necessary supplies on hand.

Instead, I went with the Mad Hatter, and used
fabric remnants from the stash.

"Have you guessed the riddle yet?" the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. "No, I give it up," Alice replied. "What's the answer?"

Projects like this do not help me get rid of my fabric scraps
– it just confirms that the tiny piece of something I do not have the heart to throw away just might come in handy at
some point in the future.

And it may be a bit off topic, but what is up with all of the slut-tastic costumes out
there? While braving the aisles of PartyCity
for my wig, I could not help but notice that almost every costume is extremely
short and low cut.

When did all of this
happen?! I absolutely refuse to play
along. So while I will not fit in the little girl princess costumes (although some of them are also on the risqué side - WHAT?!?), I can make my own!

13 comments:

Laura, you're so prim and proper, seeing you write "slutastic" is hilarious.

I considered Alice this year as well! And Dorothy, after seeing the SF symphony perform wizard of Oz live to the movie a few months ago. In the end, I settled on Mary Poppins after seeing an ad for the show on the side of a bus in San Jo.

It KILLS me that you dress your dog up every year to match your costume. So freakin' cute!! And he clearly looks delighted to be part of the circle of attention :D

I think we've reached the point now where you pretty much can't find a commercial women's costume that isn't scandalous. I do think it's pretty tacky, although I get a kick out of slutty costumes that shouldn't be slutty (I seriously considered dressing as a slutty Bill Lumbergh before I decided not to celebrate this year hahaha). And it's sad, because it's starting to trickle down and affect the kid's costumes as well D:

Who can resist a small dog in costume. I love it. My daughter and friends had an Alice theme this year. She went as cheshire cat that I made. It was OK, but not the greatest costume. I always have great ideas, but they don't always materialize for the big day.Thanks for sharing your fun.

fantastic costume, and the dog is so cute. By the way - you look good as a blonde, I think you should consider a Jean Harlow bias cut gown with accompanying blonde hair, you could pull off that look. both the wig and the bias fabric sewing :)

This costume is just stunning and your little dog is just so cute!Halloween is not really popular here in FRANCE but for the second time in my life, I choose to dress up for a scary Halloween party... my costume was close to yours... you can see it there: http://lostin1950.blogspot.fr/2012/11/halloween-somewhere-over-rainbow.html

You and Tino look adorable. He's a very good model. My chi always seems to move or turn away just as I'm snaping the picture. And I agree-too many slutty costumes out there. But then again, some people don't know how to dress in everyday life.

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